SanDisk SDSSDA-960G-G2(5|6)

SSD Plus 960GB

SSD Plus 960GB
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Effective Speed -66%Effective Speed -66%Average Score -67%Read -28%, Write -30%, 4K Read -76%, 4K Write -18%, Mixed -62%, 4K Mixed -171%, SusWrite -83%Peak Score -38%Read -6%, Write -13%, 4K Read -67%, 4K Write -10%, Mixed -10%, 4K Mixed -151%, SusWrite -11%Value & Sentiment User Rating -14%, Market Share -∞%, Price 7%, Value 22%Nice To Haves -273%DQ Read -71%, DQ Write -11%, DQ Mixed -825%, ADQ Read -95%, ADQ Write -27%, ADQ Mixed -1,127%, Age 6%, AS-SSD Total -35%

Average Bench: 59.2% (810^th of 1072)

Based on 2,663 user benchmarks. Model: SanDisk SDSSDA960G

Poor: 36%Average: 59.2% Great: 78%

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Average average bench

The SanDisk SSD Plus 960GB averaged 40.7% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This isn't a great result which indicates that there are much faster alternatives on the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 74MB/s

Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed 228MB/s

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Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the SanDisk SSD Plus 960GB is 42.2%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the SanDisk SSD Plus 960GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 21.2MB/s

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 162MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 2,663 samples)

Rank 81059.2%

Min	Avg	Max
174	Read 358	478
55.6	Write 311	431
5	Mixed 221	385
46.4	SusWrite 162	348
58.7% 263 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
9.8	4K Read 19.5	25.8
22	4K Write 74	111
0.2	4K Mixed 16.6	23.2
90% 36.7 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
78.1	DQ Read 167	215
54.7	DQ Write 228	323
0.2	DQ Mixed 21.2	35.8
65.2% 139 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%

GBR-User, 19 days ago.

740GB free

Firmware: Z33130RL

SusWrite @10s intervals: 439 440 442 263 164 208 MB/s

89.7% Excellent

Write 439

Mixed 386

SusWrite 326

92% 409 MB/s

4K Read 26.9

4K Write 113

4K Mixed 23.8

131% 54.6 MB/s

DQ Read 203

DQ Write 325

DQ Mixed 35.4

91% 188 MB/s

USA-User, 27 days ago.

887GB free

Firmware: Z33130RL

SusWrite @10s intervals: 302 355 394 400 401 244 MB/s

76.2% Very good

Write 400

Mixed 352

SusWrite 349

82% 365 MB/s

4K Read 23.1

4K Write 77.8

4K Mixed 19.7

101% 40.2 MB/s

DQ Read 184

DQ Write 289

DQ Mixed 34.6

83% 169 MB/s

DEU-User, 30 days ago.

185GB free

Firmware: Z33130RL

SusWrite @10s intervals: 248 191 201 200 107 102 MB/s

72% Very good

Write 333

Mixed 84.1

SusWrite 175

52% 235 MB/s

4K Read 22.9

4K Write 104

4K Mixed 24

120% 50.2 MB/s

DQ Read 220

DQ Write 301

DQ Mixed 0.1

73% 174 MB/s

USA-User, 13 days ago.

82GB free (System drive)

Firmware: Z33130RL

SusWrite @10s intervals: 146 47 55 26 26 75 MB/s

61.2% Good

Write 259

Mixed 126

SusWrite 62.6

47% 212 MB/s

4K Read 22

4K Write 88.2

4K Mixed 21.8

108% 44 MB/s

DQ Read 174

DQ Write 240

DQ Mixed 0.2

58% 138 MB/s

AUT-User, 14 days ago.

51GB free

Firmware: Z33130RL

SusWrite @10s intervals: 53 75 40 12 25 2.4 MB/s

53.1% Above average

Write 56.5

Mixed 21.1

SusWrite 34.7

25% 115 MB/s

4K Read 22.6

4K Write 73.8

4K Mixed 19.6

98% 38.7 MB/s

DQ Read 204

DQ Write 146

DQ Mixed 0.2

48% 117 MB/s

DEU-User, 1 month ago.

129GB free (System drive)

Firmware: Z33130RL

SusWrite @10s intervals: 153 93 123 92 75 128 MB/s

51.1% Above average

Write 158

Mixed 247

SusWrite 111

49% 222 MB/s

4K Read 15.6

4K Write 71.2

4K Mixed 15.6

81% 34.1 MB/s

DQ Read 200

DQ Write 40.5

DQ Mixed 0.2

31% 80.4 MB/s

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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-AB350N-Gaming WIFI-CF - $112

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Ryzen 5 1600AMD $110Bench 70%, 392,253 samples	64x
Ryzen 5 2400GAMD $135Bench 63%, 127,344 samples	53x
Ryzen 3 2200GAMD $104Bench 60%, 181,631 samples	45x

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GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	35x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	32x
RX 580AMD $130Bench 52%, 360,351 samples	31x

SSD
SSD Plus 960GBSanDisk $90Bench 59%, 2,663 samples	1x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	37x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	28x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $37Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	12x

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Value: 100% - Outstanding

Total price: $488

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
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Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16

SanDisk SDSSDA-960G-G2(5|6)

SSD Plus 960GB

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